Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03

steel. baskct-hilted and ~ quaint and
very fine workmanship. Col. Englehert
wrote to Senator Hampton few months
ago, asking the favor OF lis return, and
received courteous reply OF consent; out
on search being made lot it the Senator
was unable to md the sword, and us
whereabouts just now is unknown. tie
is determined TO recover 1t and send II 10
Col. Engle0ert, If possible.
There was great sensation on Main
street, Columbia, Thursday. Henry
Wallace, a cOlored man, while assisting
in transferring load OF bananas from a
wagon to Bril's fruit store in the Column
bia Hotel block, was bitten on the hand
by snake. The reptile wac coiled about
large bunch of bananas, and as w allace
picked NJ the fruit from the wagon 1t las
tened it's tangs into the forefnger OF MS
right hand. Tne man succeeded in shak-
ing it off and Killing it. He was imme-
dIately taken to Fishers drug store,
where his hand wrs stepped IN ammonia
and be was made to drink a quantity OF
whisky. the snake was exhibited In
front of the store and drew large
crowd 1t was ab0ut two feet
long and had the markings peculiar to the
rattlesnake family, but was not the pos
SCISSOR OF rattles. No one could positively
identify its character. The news OF the
occurrence spIeHu TdpiulIs dHu ~ was az
once decided that this was tropical
snake which had been brought across The
water in the cargo OF bananas and reship-
ped from Charleston to Column bia. But
il so happened that in the same car which
brought the bananas to Columbia were
number of palmetto branches sent from
the coast to dress Trinity Church for
wedding. The branches lay close to tn"
bananas In the freight depot, and IL Is
more than probable that the snake found
it's way from the palmetto leaves 10 the
fruit.
1t was reported in Charleston day or
two ago that tine plant and business fran
chlses OF the Southern Telegraph Com
pany were 10 be sold In Charleston at an
early day. An effort was made TO get at
what truth there was in the rumOr from
the manager OF the Southern Telegraph
Company in that city, but he said that be
had no official notice OF such action, ana
that he was, therefore, unable to afiirm or
deny the report. IL was, however, a6Cer-
tanned from a trustworthy source that
the property, franchises, rights, etc, OF
the company will be sold at an early date
in February, but that the sale would take
place in Richmond, Va, and not in
Charleston. The sale is the result
of five DEGREES entered in the well
known cases OF "W lllam Malone
ct al. against the Southern TELEGRAPH
Company ct al, ;" and the Farmers Loan
ard Trust Company against the same"
The DEGREES were entered in the United
States Circuit Courts Of Virginia, North
Carolina, south Carolina, Alabama aud
Georgia. The sale will be at public auc-
ton and will be conducted by two com
missoners. The whole property of the
company, from Washington to Selma.
Ia nd TO nd
SOuth-about 1.SO0 miles OF poles and
about 5000 miles OF wire-will be trans
ierred to the highest bidder. The line
will be sold subject to traffic arrange
ment now existing between the Southern
Telegraph Company and the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company. This arrange
ment may, however, tie terminated by the
purchaser upon sixty days notice to the
II utual Union COMPANY.